But the Jan. 26 meeting targeted no candidate for support, solicited no
GSA employee for political activity and resulted in no follow-up.
Doan's question actually was addressed to Jennings.

... salted with (presumably anonymous and on-the-record) quotes from Tom Davis. The column continues a comedy series Novak has been writing, painting Henry Waxman as the evil genius (this time, Novak labels the 5'5" Waxman as "intimidating").

But there's one thing to keep in mind. For longer than he has been writing this comedy series about the scary Waxman, Novak has been writing a series trying to suggest OSC is in the middle of a big battle with BushCo. It's not clear that's really true, though. Witness the way Scott Bloch backed off a recommendation to fire Doan in its final report. Further, Bloch has already said he's only going to pursue these political presentations if he has witnesses, as with the Doan case, complaining about politicizing comments.

And keep in mind the background. The investigation of Doan is not an isolated investigation. Rather, OSC is currently investigating Rove's other political presentations, Rove's use of GWB43 emails, and possible politicization of hiring at the DOJ. Rove Rove Rove. You think maybe there's a connection between Novak's sustained focus on OSC and the fact that OSC--if it investigates those three Rove-related issues honestly--might have to recommend Rove get fired?

Poor, prurient little Monica. That big old bully Henry Waxman just won't cut her a break, no matter how innocent her legal line-crossing might have been.

Someone on the right should do a medieval-setting parody of the Goodling hearings, with poor, innocent Monica G, like a lost little Alice in Waxmanland.

Imagine with me, for a moment...
...there's the bo-peepish, squeaky-voiced princess standing before the wicked Waxman, bald beneath his flowing powdered wig, slamming his over-sized gavel down whenever Princess Monica tries to "tell the truth" and defend herself...

Can't you see them now, just visualize the White Knights (HA!) Lungren and Davis and fat friar Cannon, along with the evil Bishop Issa, as they all stumble in. The knights are wearing oversized armor, clanking and rattling as they each come clumsily to her defense, compulsively leering at her cleavage as they take their turns pledging their lives to protect this damsel in distress.

And when her lip begins to quiver, Sirs Dan and Tom, Bishop Darrell and fat old friar Cannon all come unglued, they rudely interrupt the Inquisition, waving their swords in the air at invisible adversaries, demanding the Inquisitors' tongues be cut out.

It would make for a true comedy of errors...

And to think, even after grovelling so publicly of late, Sir Davis still wants to be a Senator. If ever there was someone deserving of the George Allen treatment by "the blogs" it is Davis.

EW, I know you were talking about Doan, not Goodling, but the act reamains the same.

No mater how you change the names of leading lady and the supporting cast of buffoons, it becomes hauntingly interchangable.

All these "Electra girls" like Goodling, Palouse and Doan used these same stereotypes to climb the Republican ladder, so it should come as no surprise that their tumble down from the heights should be similar, but in reverse.

It is sad to see such , misplaced, transparently sexist chivalry on the part of our lawmakers, but it was the tool very these women used to gather power "while-ye-may." Now that power grubbing is coming back to bite all of them.